PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8849709

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONEOf Ascension Island

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
2 Jul 58 E of Ascension I Island 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 40 TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 02/2115z sbinboard Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE αxWas Astronomical Mcteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
o No Steamship African Planet o Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given one W to East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A bright red missile which disinte- Probably a bolide.
grated in mid air.
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